‘Tis only a flower
Soft Petals of Gold
There’s no special power
In this flower I hold
It came from the ground
There was no special seed
On this flower I found
That grew up from a weed
There are ivy green leaves
On it’s long narrow stem
The pointy thorns weave
Round it like mountains
A family of ants
Made their home in the ground
Where the rain comes to dance
Round the flower I found
To you it’s a flower
And nothing much else
To the ants it’s a tower
Of beauty and wealth
So ’tis may be a seed
Which grew a long stem
Where the most beautiful weed
A flower, has hemmed